New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03
WAR ON KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
HOSTILE ACTS OF THE CENTRAL UNION.


ORGANIZATION FROM THE KNIGHTS.
The meeting of the Central Labor Union in Clarendon
Hall Yesterday taken up with succession OF attacks
on District Assembly No. 10 of the Knights of Labor The
Framers' Union the first find fault with the action
OF that district communication received from Mr.
Levy, produce dealer OF Park place who had paid con-
tractor for work. bnt the contractor had away
without paying 500 due the Mr. Levy said that
committee of the Knights Of Labor had investigated the
case ami held him bamccss. delegate from the Fran
ers Union took the floor and denounced the Knights for
interfering with the business. and the whole matter
referred to the Boycott Committee. The Central Labor
Union itself then slap at the Knights by passing
the following resolution:
RcsoircI That h. Central Labor Union condemns the
action ot the cigar manufacturers who intend returning
n't.S ilioiHe uhe iab'l "i ihc 'lgalakrrs ihlerhn
tonal Union. We recommend the publc TO smoke only
cigars which bear this label.
This Is the first decided action by the Central Labor
Union in the fight Of the cgarnakers and the Knights of
Labor. In the preamble which accompanied the resolu
on ii Was stated that only by OF the international
Union was it maie certain that cigars were made in
shO and not in tcnementhouses The Knights of Labor
have label
The sensation fthc session was made when the
tary read communication from the Utopia
Labor Club, local assembly Of malsters
attached 10 District Assembly No. 80,
though II now suspended for having refused to pay the
81 assessment for the purchase of Pythagoras Hall The
communication II headed "A protest against traitors,
Dictator and scab manufacturers" and it says:
AZ has been before reported after hard struggle al
Of the malt houscs in the city have complied with the
rules Of union except that of David stevenson Of
rcnthavc. This gentleman has always tried to upset orr
rules His complained OF grievances and at their
request cur walking delegate went To the Office
only refused 10 him. hut he ordered 10 leave the
Office uuicr penalty Of being kicked ont. The men held
shop meeting on Monday last. and by vote of twenty
hvc 10 Orc the exception being Mr.. Stcven.ons cousin
decided strike The foreman was Informed Of the dcicr-
ufti Uf,spff -fstp kN
formed that the men could get their money ami quit An
advertisement was at once inserted IN the papers for help
and he managed Ia Tri ~crs from Castle Garucn
by paying Them higher wages than We got and giving them
all the privileges Tor winch as"oi. Some OF the
business who dealt with him sent word tina they
would take ale from him until the strike was
settled This uuc vpcccd sf~p led Mr stevenson to do
~ all the bosses to he doing. To send TO
Canast Tor assistance and committee from ~ taSolas
Hall APPEARED promptly ~ his oncc ignoring entirely
ma-cs organization. sir stevenson succeeded by some
/ means In inducing the committee To INTO the
brewery and 10 declare To the men there that
would not bc Supported. Next day this noble
and holy boss committee came To the men aud tod
them II they did lot return Ia work by this sunday,
u,Dnng they would lose their Jobs and the committee
{ would provide MI stevenson with knights OF Labor
soaus. III other words would take the Hcabs employed
In our places into The Knights Of Labor.
our organization has the night to decide whether we
will Withdraw the Central Labor unou and also
whether not We will pay ~ fora hotel IN Caral-' Tor
dollar this committee maintained that the strikers
not In good standing They say that they viii call
meeting Ia "rgahN" the >cahs Ia suit themselves aI
that they VIII come INTO our meeting and take away our
Tar. despite All cronh"i inducements are hih oar
orsnnizatu- now over sN hundred stionS ami are de-
tcrnnr tO hlns StcNcusou I" recognize our union rules
aud break NJ hi. pvuit iry system. III men have o
work hard Ia the heat lou tIll Late az night,
work DAYS and sunday, with No day Of Icst Now
Li- committee Viii break up oIEaLttuu ami III the
hudsr with shs under the project on oi the knghtS or
h"' M al hi''- i ~ ,',, M ,, i,,,r ,",,.,,r,, ~
not nn1urnl nii We have tund> enough ani are
anJ , i, y, ,r and That noble and oly com.
Nil a
your moral support To crush ihc traitors Ia th" Labor
mo,,uen; and We VIII never yield To any -cib..
THIS Wa signed by the Master Workman and Recording
sc,lctar, of he Utopia Labor Cuh There hardy
enough iric.d. OF Di-trlct 80 - Ia The Central Labor
Union q iight. that thcre littlc debate
motion was made and earned to give the moral
support o, the Central Union 70 the malstcrs bat IL
thc ,rxtoi scattering dcnHuca'ion- of the leaders
oi Disuict NJ. -.
The next grievance against the knights brought mp
by Waiter, Union 80 l. Who asked th,t Webster Hall III
Ea-t c.cnth ~ hc dcc,arcd union hall The dei".at"
o waiter, hinu 40 -iiI nnt alricgltlon nat loar to
that h. and demanded ill tic- IuIuu walters
-AoaI uc G,'hSci AMI hni-hi> OF Labor pat ~ their
place When refused q boycott Was threatened.
an d..-ti"- from toe lager beer btcwrro' local
assemblies. which had been attached to District A.
scnA No ~. said that thry dd not Intent To oocy hc
orb, withdraw from the tourd ia'"r Union, nor Id
ticy utcud 10 pas tie ~ a.-c.-mcut for Ntha-ofa'
HAL Ia Ni"N oi TIE dctdi"llA dcliuuS oi the W.Nl't
h"r' nud TIA" order ~ ""'r place. a-lh,t tnr i@rr
they h,I Ir'd,d to Withdraw al psr,hrr
rom thc Nhls"l7oI Ii'"r "hi !" H"ldic u'hocNcS
With tlc AH"ucln Federation of Labor after forming
tuuil tt.ts- ui.tn MS VIII take ul'Aafu J,'"iD
men Iinu the Knights ia thi, Cly alone and II The
KuItra tItd u,luN the utniDrr Viii 1000
Inr international Bnatucus nlou Wh.ch Is aO local
assembly 80, announced that thy intcmicu
ubcs tis the order tn Withdraw h"m Ga" Central Labor
mon, no matter "Ii The c"ietQueuoca might oc Inc
H.. DIt funn A~-u. ldnu German of FOdndA ncn.,. D,
dirti1,t -. NJ" TO- Withdrew It, delegate.
rc-olutou a.,optci asking congress Ia pass hill
pIoni'tns 'hc d"h5 oi ""'"lnhrht w"ik hy contract
ANA pTuyIng for the employment ol unlon men on al
Governments work. The printing trades section reported
had passed resolution tlat n would never bc
! able To drIuK Gcor-c Lhlct> beer
Il T. not uEly the Central Labor Union that the
Knight oi Labor trouble. There IN tho
c and it, vicinity number of suspended local assem-
blics attached Ia District Assembly No
| 80 with membership estimated al
10000. Ihis does not include t.c Monauk
Association of Bruuhlyu IL va, announced !cstr-
day that representative Of a of these lO,u, recently
held u mcrIs to decide oo.nc concerted action Ihry
all suspended hc,tusr they nave refused 10 pay the
FL Assessment ior the purchase of lytnagoids lia
central council -. the ~pruuc locals .orucd AT the
ng, nut II dcClcd that no positive action should
De- L,hcn ~ yet except that under 40 circumstances
would the ~ assessment be- paid ihcy VIII await the
result ot agitation for special session al the General
Assembly. II Tins u accomplished Or II the rrsdit -
satisfactory the, VIII leave tne kngn9 altogether,
form ncN organization, and possibly ainatc with the
a. Ia